Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas

Immunoallergy

Code

11181

Academic unit

Nova Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas

Department

TRA - Clinical Medicine

Credits

3

Teacher in charge

Prof. Doutor Pedro Martins

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of the curricular unit the student should be able to demonstrate:

·         Knowledge on the main allergic diseases in a comprehensive perspective: epidemiologic, pathophysiologic and pharmacologic.

·         Critical thinking skills on semiology.

·         A level headed approach when looking for information about allergic diseases.

 

Prerequisites

 

Subject matter

·         Structure and function of the immune system; basis of allergic diseases (22 February 2018).

·         Epidemiology of allergic diseases (1 March 2018)

·         Risk factors of allergic diseases, genetics and environment (8 March 2018)

·         Food and inhalant allergens as well as drugs, vaccines and diagnostic agents which more often induce hypersensitivity reactions (15 March 2018)

·         Environmental allergen prevention (22 March 2018)

·         Pharmacotherapy of allergic diseases (5 April 2018)

·         Specific immunotherapy (vaccines) and its various routes of administration (12 April 2018)

·         Definition, pathophysiology, clinical management and approach (therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitation) of asthma, rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis (19 April 2018)

·         Definition, pathophysiology, clinical management and approach (therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitation) of atopic dermatitis, urticaria and angioedema, prurigo strophulus (26 April 2018)

·         Definition, pathophysiology, clinical management and approach (therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitation) of drug hypersensitivity and food allergy, hypersensibility to hymenopter venom (3 May 2018)

·         Anaphylaxis (10 May 2018)

·         Immunodeficiencies.(17 May 2018)

 

Bibliography

Rosado Pinto J, Morais de Almeida M. A criança Asmática no Mundo da Alergia. Lisboa: Euromédice Edições Médicas, 2003.

Taborda Barata L. Fundamentos de Imunoalergologia: da Epidemiologia ao Tratamento. Lisboa: Lidel, Edições Técnicas, 2011.

 

NF Adkinson Jr et al. Middleton’s Allergy: Principles and Practice, 7th ed. Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier, 2008.

 

All presentations will be available in pdf format.

 

Teaching method

Theorical Classes (16 hours), theorical-practical (8 hours) and practice (4 hours).

Evaluation method

 

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